Few parks or trails are on the map in New Hope
46 acres are parks and preserves, 36 per 1,000 residents. 4% of New Hope’s land is conserved, about 108 acres. 1.3 miles of mapped trail cross New Hope, 0.3 per square mile of land.
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. What drives it
How much outdoors does New Hope have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, New Hope is ahead of 56% of U.S. towns. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; the share of residents near a park pulls it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
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108 conserved acres
4% of New Hope’s land. Who manages New Hope’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medford Grants Pass Field Office National Public Lands | Bureau of Land Management | 108 | Open |
1 places to go in New Hope
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
1 playground without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see it.
The best walking months in New Hope: April to June and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 |
| High (°F) | 49 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 84 | 70 | 54 | 46 |
| Rain (in) | 5.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 6.9 |
July is the driest month (0.3 in) and the warmest (highs of 90 °F). 6.9 inches fall in December, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 90 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in New Hope →
Questions about parks and trails in New Hope
How much of New Hope is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Oregon town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Is there public land near New Hope?
88,941 acres of parks and open public land lie inside New Hope or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 156 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does New Hope have?
Ahead of 56% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from New Hope neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →